Miller backs Ryan to win Super Bowl MVP

“Brands want to see what’s going to separate [Ryan] from the next guy”, Schwab said.

The Falcons are defined by their offensive weapons.

Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Richard Smith, who has to solve the Brady riddle on Sunday if his team is to pull off the upset in Super Bowl LI, mentioned another element in facing a franchise quarterback like Brady.

Ryan completed almost 70 percent of his passes during the regular season for 4,944 yards, 38 touchdowns and just seven interceptions for a 117.1 passer rating as the Falcons went 11-5 to win the NFC South and earn the NFC’s No. 2 seed.

So the Patriots are doomed, right?

Between the ever-unflappable Tom Brady and his cranky coach Bill Belichick, the Pats have seen it all.

But the Falcons may simply be better.

This season, the Atlanta Falcons were the NFL’s highest-scoring team, racking up 540 points, an average of 33.7 per game.

It’s easy to believe the Falcons will be more Baha Men – the one-hit-wonder makers of “Who Let the Dogs Out” – than have the longevity of Earth, Wind and Fire. We could throw it a little bit. “It’s nearly like a clone”, Wayne said.

The answer to that is why they play the game. “They don’t just run their stuff every week”, Talib said. Ryan is the best QB the Patriots have faced in a Super Bowl since they squeaked past Warner and “The Greatest Show on Turf” in 2001 on Adam Vinatieri’s last-second field goal. “All his years that he’s been in Atlanta, he’s continued to get better and more mindful of his leadership”. They found mismatches with those running backs on our linebackers. The Patriots like to use their short passing game as an extension of the run, so look for Brady to complete plenty of short passes and eventually go over his total. They can’t allow him to be too comfortable in the pocket.

Neither cornerback mentioned Jones, arguably the best receiver in the NFL. Bradshaw falls short against both Brady and Montana in both ways save the flawless 4-0 record, although again, he played half of his Super Bowls with nasty rules that enabled the defense to basically mug receivers downfield without penalty.

“He’s such a huge part of what we do, in terms of creating explosive plays and changing how a defense is going to defend us”. Finally, the team has embraced the personality and teachings of second-year coach Dan Quinn, growing into a tough-minded, detail-oriented machine. Taylor Gabriel, a blazingly fast 5-foot-8 whippet, and free agent pickup Mohamed Sanu are two other targets the Patriots are fretting over. Then we have the two-headed monster in the backfield.

In what turned out to be the first season since his second year in the National Football League that Ryan attempted less than 550 passes, he set single-season career highs for yards, touchdowns and the fewest interceptions thrown, and all that was accomplished while taking the second-highest amount of sacks in his nine-year career. Mohamed Sanu is a reliable possession receiver opposite Jones.

So how do you defeat the Falcons? And take your chances against the wideouts. Coleman had just shy of 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns. Either Brady will stand alone with five titles, or his friend Ryan will have the ultimate ending to a redemptive season.

The New England Patriots are very good, and no one will be surprised if they win the game in Houston. Brady has all the counting-stats records (attempts, completions, yards, TDs), while Montana owns the QB rating and perfection marks.